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The political turmoil in Venezuela has been escalating for months, but in the last week the situation has gone from bad to worse. On Monday, the US government issued sanctions on President Nicolas Maduro after his government held contentious Constitutional Assembly elections in what many have ...

In yet another embarrassing case, Federal Resources Minister and Nationals Senator Matt Canavan has resigned from the frontbench after discovering he holds dual citizenship. Under the Constitution, dual citizens are not allowed to sit in the Australian Parliament. Senator Canavan will ...

The push for federal elections to be held every four years, instead of every three, has won the support of an influential business lobby group. The Australian Institute of Company Directors says it could deliver better economic outcomes. Its chairman Elizabeth Proust spoke with political ...